1. UCAS Student Direction ~ Part 1 Obj: To understand how to access and use student areas of UCAS To login and complete the first 3 sections of the UCAS application

2. Key Timeline Dates DatesWhat needs to happen 1 st September 2012UCAS - Applications open to send 5 th October 2012QES - deadline for Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Legal and Oxbridge 15 th October 2012UCAS - deadline for Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Legal and Oxbridge applications UCAS – Admissions tests for above QES - Completion of UCAS form and final proofing of Personal Statements October 2012Receive offers and complete interviews 26 th October 2012QES - All applications ready and sent March 2013UCAS - deadline for some Art and Design courses UCAS - apply for student finance May-June 2013Examination season

3. To be completed by… ResponsibilityTo be completed StudentRegistered with UCAS Student (completed by 18 th July)Personal Details, Additional Information and Student Finance Tutor (9 th - 13 th July)Track and chase outstanding subject references Summer Holidays - ResponsibilitySummer Holidays- To be completed StudentResearch University’s and courses (content, grades and expectations, possibility of scholarships/bursaries and graduate prospects / where did graduates actually end up working?)

4. Everyone! Everyone will be spending the remainder of this session creating a UCAS profile and completing the basics of an application It is easier to delete your application later, if you decide not to go to university, rather than starting one half way through next year.

5. Getting started… http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/apply/# Logging on – Will take about 10 minutes! Register/Login to use Apply 2013 Click the register button and follow the prompts on the screen You will need the ‘Buzzword’ – qesdorset2013 Once registered, to access APPLY in the future students will use: Register/Log in to use Apply 2013 Login BUZZWORD: qesdorset2013 Take a note of username, password and ID number – Safe and reliable place!

6. Getting Started – Things to complete! 1) Personal details Fee Code – 02 Support arrangements – Dorset Nominated Access – MUST register a parent/guardian who can access this on your behalf

7. Other areas to be completed! 2) Additional info : Ethnic and religious persuasions 3 ) Student Finance: Students should tick the box saying ‘not privately funded’ as this will register their intention to apply for finance. If students are not applying for finance and covering the costs themselves, they have to pick from the other options available.

8. Extra things to be doing! Next PSHE session you will be structuring your personal statements (or updating CV / writing covering letters / WEX letters) You need to start researching: Universities you want to go to Grades that you need Specific skills/WEX related to the course (SO IMPORTANT !!!!!) What ‘type’ of person the university is looking for to apply for this course